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(38,893 posts) Tue Apr 23, 2013, 01:28 PM Apr 2013

What one hacked @AP tweet did to the US stock market:

Jim Waterson ‏@jimwaterson

What one hacked @AP tweet did to the US stock market: pic.twitter.com/a2ZB2EIB6V
Retweeted by Anonymous Operations

https://twitter.com/charlesforelle/status/326746314232692737/photo/1

https://twitter.com/jimwaterson/status/326746632995622912/photo/1

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From A Twitter Hack To The Complete Evaporation Of All Market Liquidity In One Chart

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-04-23/twitter-hack-compete-evaporation-all-market-liquidity-one-chart

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zerohedge ‏@zerohedge

Photo of the AP hack
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-04-23/ap-reports-two-explosions-white-house-obama-injured …

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Mike Baker ‏@MikeBakerAP 9m

The @AP hack came less than an hour after some of us received an impressively disguised phishing email.

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What one hacked @AP tweet did to the US stock market: (Original Post) Fire Walk With Me Apr 2013 OP

So was it the AP site or just the tweeter account? Lady Freedom Returns Apr 2013 #1

An OP abouth ths has just poped up in GD Lady Freedom Returns Apr 2013 #2

Was this what all those people were yelling about. Knightraven Apr 2013 #3

What could possibly go wrong, 99th_Monkey Apr 2013 #4

Lady Freedom Returns

(14,198 posts)

1. So was it the AP site or just the tweeter account?

Reply to Fire Walk With Me (Original post)

Tue Apr 23, 2013, 03:09 PM

Apr 2013

Lady Freedom Returns

(14,198 posts)

2. An OP abouth ths has just poped up in GD

Reply to Fire Walk With Me (Original post)

Tue Apr 23, 2013, 05:45 PM

Apr 2013

Looks like this has had an effect on people.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022742762

Knightraven

(268 posts)

3. Was this what all those people were yelling about.

Reply to Fire Walk With Me (Original post)

Tue Apr 23, 2013, 06:53 PM

Apr 2013

Was sleeping in, just got off the road, and there was some guys yelling that they blew up the white house. I turned on the TV, so nothing and went back to bed.

It definitely got the attention of those in the Motel!

99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)

4. What could possibly go wrong,

Reply to Fire Walk With Me (Original post)

Wed Apr 24, 2013, 03:18 AM

Apr 2013

with an "economic engine" vulnerable to false random tweets?

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